Location: Prime Central London
Why domestic downsizers are the buyers to watch
Those trading down from family houses in areas like St John's Wood are finding themselves in a unique position, says Chris Lanitis, and they're more than capable of keeping the market warm if foreign…
US luxury homes outperforming those in Europe and Asia
Average prime resi prices around the world have ticked up by 6.2% over the last twelve months, says Knight Frank, but it's the big US cities that are steaming ahead at the moment.
Chinese investment into London resi leaps 84% in a year
Outbound investment from China to London has ballooned over the last 12 months, making it the most popular global destination for Chinese investment after a series of pushes from Mayor Boris et al to make…
Property Premiership League Table
There's only a couple of weeks to go until football starts again, so online agent eMoov has trawled through Zoopla to come up with a Premiership property league table.
Tryon behind one in five Cheyne Terrace acquisitions
Buying agent Ed Tryon has apparently been behind over 20% of the acquisitions at Native Land and Grosvenor's latest scheme in Chelsea.
Harrods Bank joins the CML
Harrods Bank - the independent private bank that operates out of the Knightsbridge shop and calls itself "one of London's best kept secrets" - is the latest firm to become a member of the Council of…
Prime London rents return to 2007’s peak
The prime lettings market has "picked up" in the first half of the year, says Savills, as a slow-but-steady economic recovery drives confidence and employment.
Decorex International: Syon Park, 21-24 September 2014
The interior designers' show of choice, Decorex, is fast approaching, taking over a third grand venue in three years.
The event set up in the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in 2012;
Hollande rent caps blamed for construction ‘meltdown’ in France
Francois Hollande's government is again under fire for meddling in the housing market, after figures released yesterday revealed that the French construction market is at its lowest ebb for 15 years.
Record prices and booming transactions as financial sector drives Midtown market
A couple of recent reports have flagged up the changing face of London's Midtown rental market: Savills argued here that technology workers are reinventing the corporate lettings landscape, while LCP claimed…
Regional property price confidence overtakes London
Londoners - seemingly for the first time in living memory - are not the most bullish about house prices, reports Zoopla, as confidence that prices will rise over the next six months in the capital slips…
Boultbee bags £9.8m site in Marylebone
Steve Boultbee-Brooks' new venture, Boultbee LDN, has snapped up a rare development site in Marylebone.